proposed @noreturn attribute

[Steven Schveighoffer via Digitalmars-d]

On Sunday, 9 July 2017 at 18:01:08 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
> On 07/09/2017 12:19 PM, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
>> It's no more of a hack than leaving assert(0) in release code.
>
> I wouldn't argue that. I do argue it's a hack compared to the 
> principled solution of a bottom type.

I would argue a type hack in the compiler doesn't compare to the 
principaled use of existing syntax and semantics  ;)

-Steve